Tuesday, April 24, 2018

BELIEF IS THE WEAPON OF THE DESPERATE





and the grass all dead and the
weeds spilling across the driveway



no sons of ghosts no
need for lies



sunlight on faded flags until
the idea of america becomes
                              confused



i have my own theories about
who needs to be killed



i have a headache



three in the afternoon
end of july
and the air too thick to breathe



don’t make a sound



don’t waste your time on prayer



call this place
you’ve arrived at the ocean
or call it the desert
and then consider the need for rain



park in front of the apartment of
a girl you used to know
and then wait



five years becomes ten
ten becomes twenty



don’t let your children
catch you growing old



don’t be afraid to consider
suicide from time to time



in the end you can only
reject your despair or
embrace it




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